Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-23

III the only purpose OF an alumni association, as
some people aver, is to give annual dinners,
the newly organized alumni association OF the Co
lumbar University, last evening, at one hound
placed itself In the front rank OF such orpaniza-
ions The first annual dinner given at Wizards
MOTEL was not only an enjoyable affair from a
social and gastronomc point of view, but also an
Important event as the Inauguration Of series OF
gatherings of alumni, which it is expected will be
productive OF great good to the university The
alumni ana their guests assembled in the parlors
Oh the Motel at eight O'Clock. and held reunion
tnere before proceeding to the large dining room
10 accommodate the hundred or more
VINO were present, two long tables
were arranged, with shorter liable
shaped banqueting board At the head Of the
.aoie, or at the bottom of the {, sat Mr.. Vim. F.
, Matangly, president OF the association. At his
right ana left We're Dr. James C. yelling, presi-
dent OF the university: Mr. Justice strong, OF the
law faculty; Gen. Mckee Dunn DR.. X. c. Fox,
oiica, hnan;s M fs ana other members 81 the
was In every point satisfactory even to the most
particular and critical old diner out, from the
through the soups the entrees the relieves, the
game; the dessert and the coffee, down to the
epou and a so Ms r sss long
atty to the university most satisfactory TO the
gentlemen who have to administer the Affairs Of
The regular toasts, few in number, were as
follows: columbian University, General Corpora
ton, Gen. William Mckee Dunn; s'The Faculty Of
the University" DR.. yelling: ssThe Academic
department" Congressman W. [. Wilson; "Med-
lcal Department" DR.. A. F. A. King; "The Law
School, NJ. NJ. Parker; 'sThe Corcoran SCIENTIFIC
School, Prof. F. I. Frstoe
MI Mattingly, who discharged the duties OF
postmaster IN graceful manner, before an
nouncing the first toast made a brief address, in
which he referred to the city Of Washington the
sad he kneW o Sr nsona university and
this place as Columbian University.
GEN. DuNN's REMARKS.
Gen. Dunn, in his remarks, briefly stated the
history of the Columbian university. Though the
college was not richly endowed, he held that It
had advantages OF location that made up for lack
Of endowment The corps of professors, he be-
ferred at some length to the advantages given
| to the college by its location in close prox-
unity to public institutions devoted to s;ien-
the Supreme Court OF the United states The
supreme Court he counted as the ablest court
cause they were far OF, but the people OF WASH
1ngton had here among them men f1t to rule the
world. Here the student had constantly before
him great object lesson in government, the gov
eminent OF great nation Of free and happy
people.
PRESIDENT wEILING's ADDRESS.
DR.. yelling. in his remarks, expressed pleasure
tons at the organization Of the Alumni asSocia-
tiOn If there was one thing, he said, the univers-
1ty lacked more than another 1t was the lial feel
ing that attached her sons to the breast that
university was not peculiar. Alumni associations
do not go back further than 1910. such 0rganiza-
| lions, though comparatively novel, have already
accomplished much. He referred to what had been
done for Harvard. for Yale and for Princeton by
their Alumni. This association he said, had been
formed as he would have IT, associating the aca-
medical
After referring to the advantages OF location
| Joyed by the Columbian university, DR.. Welng
remarked that the people OF washington send a
larger representation, in proportion to population
to the colleges of the country than any other CON-
by the university to man, the president OF the
board of trustees, and proposed that the Alumni
drink to the health, life and happiness OF W. W.
COrcoran. AL present rose and hundred glasses
clinked in cordial response to the sentiment pro-
! posed by Dr.. yelling.
REPRESENTATIVE WILSON.
Representative Wilson, of West Virginia, a grad
uate and formerly teacher at Columbian College,
| spoke for the academic department. He said that
he was impressed with the fact that the academic
| department had not kept pace with the growth OF
| the other departments. The magnificent endow-
ment OF location, he held, gave to Columbian Uni
| and fealty OF the sons OF Harvard have given TO
| that old and mighty college. The question arose
| veTsity has not the growth and vig0r 1t might so
easily have He reJOiced In the vfgOr Of its profess
sional Is yet n after all rs
| academic department. The Old Washington, he
said, had passed away; the city had entered upon
q new career. The center OF population had
moved westward, but the center OF learning, OF
science, OF art if not already here was rapidly
moving in this direction. Here was the home OF
men Of learning, who came to write the histories
of the country and 70 engage in scientific re-
searches. They should band such men together in
a faculty. forming college OF learning as wen as
college Of teachers. Here faculty OF that Char
| acter could be organized at an Insignificant part
OF the cost that would be entailed upon other in
situations to accomplish the same end. He hoped
the alumni would inaugurate movement t. or
| ganze the material at hand and establish ami
Versity worthy in its academic department OF the
| capital Of this country.
| DIR. KING AS A POET LAUREATE.
Dr. A. F. A. King responded to 1.-The Medical
Department" In a metrtcal production, filled With
many witty illusions. His effort was greeted
with applause. When he sat down Prof.
| Mason flung across the table towards him q
Mr. E. i. Hay took up the wreath and placed it
| upon the brow OF the bluShing poet.
| MR.. MYRoN NJ. PARKER,
| in responding TO "The Law Department." re-
counted some interesting experiences OF his own
in his struggles at examinations. He referred with
pride the honorable positions at the bar held by
| the growth Of the city and the advantages it
offered for building up great university, and de-
clared that Washington Is the pride OF the nation
| and Columbian University the pT1oe OF Washing
| ton.
| PROF. FRISTOE,
| speaking in behalf OF the "Corcoran Scientific
| school," said that the COrcoran school was too
young to make speech. He gave an account of
| the kind Of work done In the school, and spoke OF
the value Of scientific education and the diffusion
| OF scientific knowledge among the people.
| OTHER SPEECHES.
| At the close OF the regular tOasts number of
gentlemen were called out and responded. These
were Mr.. Justice Strong, who spoke briefly OF the
| power for good welded by alumni associations;
! Prof. Otis I. MaSOn who made a witty and elO-
quent address; Mr.. E. b. Hay, who predicted that
the university would, with the material aid Of its
| alumni take great upward strides and closed with
q recitation OF humorous poem; Mr. Theodore w.
NOyeS, OF THE EVENING STAR, who was called
upon to speak for the press and Dr.. ID. W. PrentiSs
| THE ALUMNI AND THEIR GUESTS.
| The following is list OF those who sat down to
the banquet: DR.. G. W. Acker, E. W. Anderson, Il.
L. Barbour, Fillmore Beall, DR.. John w. Bovee, II.
| W. BrelsfOrd, Chaplin Brown, n L. Burchell l. G..
| Carpenter, Campbell Darlington, Fred r. Church,
| S. X. Church, Charles X. Cleayes, John K COlletIe
j. Walter COOksey, j. Weed Corey, DR. j. G. B.
! GUSTS, J. J. Darlington, Gen. VIM. Mckee Dunn,
w. A. de Ca1ndry, w. Riley Decide, Ed. L. Dent,
DR.. John w. Dunn A. B. Duvall, John Joy Edison,
| J. r Edison, MATTHEW G. Emery, jr., j. ID. Eefnll
George L. Fox, X. C. Fox Dr.. c. ". FranZOni, Dr.
| VIM. B. French, Prof. E. T. FriStoe, Henry Wise
Garnett, DR.. Theodore n. Gill, VIM A. Gordon, j.
H. Gordon, Prof j. II. Gore G. r. Got, Dr.. VIM E.
Handy, E. B: Hay, Prof. H. 1. Hodgk1ns VIM. 4.
Hoffman, Marcus s. Hopkins, Rev. A. j. Hunt
l A r Il